Hose-supporter.



A. H. GOHN. HOSE SUPPOETER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1911.

11,985,019 Patented Jan.20,1914.

' cork or rubber-treated fabric,

fctizen or" the United States,

UNTED QPATEQT A 'OLPH H. COHN, 0F LAECHMONT, NEW YORK.

Hoen-surron'rna.

['0 GEZ whom it may concern Be it known that l, ADOLPH H. CoHN, a residing at Larchmont, in the county of Westchester and State of N ew York, have invented cerain new and useful improvements in Hose- Supporters.

My invention relates generally to new and useful improuements in hose supporters, and more particularly to hose supporters of that character or type which are adapted to encircle the limb of the wearer below the lrnee and provided with a suitable engaging device to be attached of the leg of aphalf-hose.

The invention consists in the construction and improvements to be fully described hereinafter and the novelty of which will be particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed.

l have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings to be taken as a part vof this specification and wherein:

Figure l is a View in elevation of a hose supporter embodying my invention as it appears when worn. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. F ig. 3 is a detail view, partly in section, of the fastening device.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, l designates a pad member which is preferably triangular in form and which, when the supporter is adjusted to the limb, as liereinatendescribed, assumes substantially theposition shown in Fig. l of the drawings, on the inside of the limb. This pad may be ot' any material or sub` stance which will adapt it for the purposes for which it is intended, but I prefer to malte it of some non-absorbent water-proof material, such, for instance, as oiled silk, so that it will not absorb, or be affected by, the moisture from the body. lt will be noted that, when.

this pad is in use, one of its angles extends downwardly, and the other two angles laterally. Mounted upon this pad are diverg` ing flexible, elastic members 2 2 which are secured on the pad adjacent the lower end of the latter and diverge upwardly from each other, and lying on the outer surface of the pad, said members being of any suitable Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July '7, 1311.

of which the following is a specto the upper end portionA 'shank of the' button with which Patented dan. 2d, tte. Serial No. 837,2B2.

l lll-shape, as shown in Fig. l, and secured in place on but l prefer to form them oi' athe pad by transverse lines of stitches 3 extending across the pad and the members at a point slight-ly above the folded line of the latter, so as to leave a small depending loop portion l which serves a purpose to be presently described.

5 designates a limb-encircling band which is also preferably made of water-proof nonabsorbent material whichmay be inelastic in the direction of its length, if desired, the ends of said band being looped, as shown at il, and secured to slide buckles 7 on the body of the band to form loops at the ends of said band, and also in order to provide for an adjustment of the length of the latter. Secured in each of these loops on the limbencircling band is a resilient wire loop member 8, which loop members are adapted to coperate with the bers 9, one of which is carried by the free end of each of' the elastic members mounted on the pad l to connect the band 5 to said members. Each of the loop members 8 is provided with a constricted entrance l0 of smaller width than the diameter of the it. coperates so that the loop at its ent-rance will spring about thel'said shank when engaged therewith, and hold the lat-ter against accidental disengagement.

l desirevit understood that l do not wish te be limited to the exact construction of the fastening devices for connecting the ends oi the limb-encircling band with the elastic members,as other fastening devices may be employed without departing ifrom'the spirit and scope of' my invention.

Carried at the lower end or apex of the triangular pad is a dependimg tab of flexible material ll preferably water-proof and nonabsorbent, which tab carries a button'member l2 with the shank and head of which is adapted to coperatie a wire button loop 13, which is suspended and held in the small loop 4 heretofore described formed at the Shanks of button mem-Y eerve es; :m1 lne dche uppe pam y Y I y g pote. nWeie fy f e l f i" wgmtexf, a, pas@ een'bexv en mi deep @hewn i erred Le ehe pad membe l0 in use imei. eee in @ce en xfi v, y wh'n the beundaes of 'Wish 'it Jrd member and ely movab'e en the "5 fesire fm 'tu 13 a Minh-emi; .11mg man nm/ing ene cieecbe :Je et@ euc conxeeed m the pad, elv emembe deep vices may emp@ im' cemxec'ng the m'm 'with enf?. the 'Eile size and elastic men-ef, and a hose-engaging deep abj-, meh# zml 'Le cef-fied by pad. 8G ge'he with the eep ,u a, Rose suppoe, a, pad member, pye im? eemleelw membefs esl-Ch Secured et ene en, io 'Le bhe limbfemre @ed manie? @cated Wholly Within 20 ranged, and pz'epe of he ette each having e ouone end' l A a *imb-ene'clng band een- 85 boundaries d free ens Gf he elastic commet with ae nose-engaging deep emed sei@ 'anemie-ei Y da.

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-verging elastic members and secured line of stitches, said members Aband adapted to engage tbe upper ends c portions secured to the pad member and permitting free movement of the elastic members on the pads, a'limb-encircling band connecting the ends of the elastic members, and a clasp carried by tbe pad.

1l. In a hose supporter, a pad, elastic material folded upon its cured to the pad to form upwar 1 elast-ic members movable on tbe pad and having free upper ends, a lim circling band to connect the `free upper en of said elastic members, and a clasp carried by the pad.

12. In a hose supporter, a triangular pad, a strip of elastic mate-rial folded to form dil portion of tbe pad by being movabli pad, a limb-encirclm-- fold to the lower Sfr on the face of tbe the elastic members, and clasp carried by tbe pad.

13. In a hose supporter, a pad, a strip of elastic material doubled upon itself to i'orm diverging members and secured to tbe pad by a line of stitches away from tbe fold lline to form a depending loop, a limb-encircling a hose-supportini band adapted to engage the upper ends ci,

the divergQng members, a' button supported from the pad and a loop member siippcriedl from said depending loop.

I4. In a hose supporter, a pad member, eXible members secured to tbe lower pow tion of said pad member and movablecn face of the pad member and having separate free upper ends located within the area of said pad member, a. limb-encircling' band to connect the said free upper ends of said flexible members, and a hose-engaging clasp carried by the pad.

15. In a hose supporter, a pad member, leXible elastic members secured to the lower portion of said pad member and movable on the face of the pad member and having upward extendinfbr separate free ends located within the area of said pad member, a limbencircling band to connect the-said free ends of said elastic members, and a hose-engaging clasp carried by the pad.

16. In a hose supporter, a pad member, an

elastic member secured to the pad member member, a limb-encircling band, means ior connecting one end of said band a detachable clasp for connecting the other end or the band with the said free end of the elastic member, clasp carried by the pad.

i8. In a bose supporter, a pad member, elastic members each securedat one end to a lower part of the pad member and located wliolly wit-bin tbe boundaries of the latter, eacb having an upward extending free'upper end, said ends being separate from each other, a limb-encircling band connectedto tbe said free ends ci tbe elastic members, a bose-engaging clasp carried by the pad. i

lil. or" o tbe lower part or the pad and vmovable across the surface of the pad, said members l't (l) lbeing located wliolly within 'the boundaries or@ tbe pad and having free upper ends, a Ju.mb-encircling band connected to the sald tree ends of the elastic members, and a boseengaging clasp carried by the pad.

.'20. In a members on tbe pad and movable on the face tbe same and having free upper ends, re- Y taining mem members, said tic members and having theirends securedto the pad, a limb-encircling band'adaptedA to eno'age thesaid free ends of lthe elastic members, and `a hose-su :fied by the pad.

2l. In a hose supporter, elastic material folded cured to the thereof a pad,'a strip of pad'adjacent the lower portion to-form upward diverging elastic members movable onl the-face -of the pad and having free separateupper ends, a limbencircling band connecting the free ends o elatic members, and a clasp carried by the pac. K

22. In a bose supporter, a pad consisting of non-absorbent waterproof material, ela-stic members on the outer face ofthe pad and movable across the face of the pad, said membersbeing located wholly within the boundaries of the pad, a limb-encircling band of non-absorbent waterproof material, the ends ,of which overlap the edges of the pad and are connected to the ends of said elastic members, anda clasp carried by the pad.

In a hose supporter, a pad consisting orP non-absorbent waterproof material, elastic members on the outer face 'of the pad and movable across the face of the members being located wholly within the boundaries of the pad, a limb-encircling band of non-absorbent waterproof material, 'tbe ends of which overlap the edges of the pad and are connected to the ends of Said to the pad,

bers on the pad for the elastic. retaining members conslsting..` or straps extending transversely of the olas porting ,clasp carupon itself and se! pad, said and a hose-engaging ,l

so ent `rmiterial7 elastic members secured bose supporter, a pad, elastic 

